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Explore the NAW Management Academy Spring 2025
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Built for Teams to Learn & Grow Together
Hear from Tim Craik, CEO of GO Resilient, how he was able to upskill his current & future leaders together in the same program!
NAW Management Academy is a fantastic team alignment tool! Provide high-quality business training to your team looking to continue their professional development together, and help improve the bottom line.
L i v e s e s s i o n s f o r e v e r y o n e
What makes this program different?
The real key, is a blended learning experience -- pairing self-paced online learning with live facilitated session to learn with you peers and from the experts themselves in real-time.
Become a Master Manager!
What is the NAW Management Academy Curriculum?
Maximize your learning with a blend of self-paced eLearning with interactive live sessions!
Save These Dates!
PROGRAM ONBOARDING AND KICK-OFF
March 26
VISION GOALS & PLANNING PROCESS
April 9
THE RIGHT TEAM & CUSTOMER
April 23
AN EMPOWERED SYSTEM OF MANAGEMENT
May 7
DEMYSTIFYING THE FINANCIALS
May 21
APPLYING THE FINANCIALS
June 4
Meet Your Guest Experts
J.D. Ewing
People Management & Leadership Expert
J.D. Ewing is the Chairman and CEO of COE Distributing. The evolution of COE started over 75 years ago when J.D.’s grandmother founded a woman owned business in the basement of a tavern in Hopwood, PA out of necessity to support her two sons. J.D. grew up in the family business, learning the importance of work ethic and taking care of customers from his grandmother and father. Taking over the business in 1989, J.D. has been able to take the lifelong knowledge from his family, and over the years share it with management and employees to create a company that always takes care of employees and customers, working relentlessly in pursuit of customer satisfaction. J.D. married Melanie in 1994 and together for the past 30 years they have moved the organization forward with a high emphasis on an employee engagement focused culture. A native of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, he is proud to be able to offer engaging work with a company that offers lifelong career opportunities, excellent benefits, and a world class work environment culture. Hiring his sister, Jennifer Jubin, and promoting her to VP of Customer Experience was something he knew his grandmother would be proud of in continuing the tradition of a family business.
In addition to COE Distributing, J.D. has business interests in real estate development in and around Pittsburgh, PA and Tampa, FL, with a combined footprint approaching 1,000,000 square feet. He is also involved in angel and early stage/start up investing, believing that small businesses, like COE once was, can achieve exponential growth and success with the right tools and partners.
J.D. believes in giving back to his community. He has served on numerous non-profit boards in Fayette County, including the Community Foundation of Fayette County. Additionally, J.D. is a member of YPO and CEO, both global platforms for chief executives to engage, learn, share, and grow. Additionally, J.D. is a member of and chairs the board of the National Association of Wholesaler Distributors Institute for Distribution Excellence.
In addition to COE Distributing, J.D. has business interests in real estate development in and around Pittsburgh, PA and Tampa, FL, with a combined footprint approaching 1,000,000 square feet. He is also involved in angel and early stage/start up investing, believing that small businesses, like COE once was, can achieve exponential growth and success with the right tools and partners.
J.D. believes in giving back to his community. He has served on numerous non-profit boards in Fayette County, including the Community Foundation of Fayette County. Additionally, J.D. is a member of YPO and CEO, both global platforms for chief executives to engage, learn, share, and grow. Additionally, J.D. is a member of and chairs the board of the National Association of Wholesaler Distributors Institute for Distribution Excellence.
Sonia Timmons
Financial Management & Accounting Expert
Sonia Timmons is senior vice president of finance for Vallen Distribution – a market leader for industrial distribution and supply chain solutions serving customers globally. With 17 years industry experience, she specializes in helping the senior executive team work towards achieving strategic goals using a comprehensive financial operations partnership approach.
Sonia has oversight and responsibility for total company’s financial functions: accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, financial & data analysis, planning, reporting, contract modeling and cross-border finance operations. Her career spans more than 27 years of varied experience in leadership and financial management.
Prior to joining Vallen in 2007, Sonia worked in finance leadership roles at LaPetite Academy (education sector) and Royal & SunAlliance (insurance industry). Sonia is a certified management accountant and holds a Master of Business Administration from Keller Graduate School of Management and Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from Queens University of Charlotte. Sonia is based in Charlotte, NC.
Meet Your Program Facilitators
Jeremy Wall
Lead Facilitator
Jeremy is GoalMakers lead facilitator, and has worked with hundreds of learners, helping them not just learn but implement during our live sessions. Jeremy has founded, grown, and exited businesses before and will work with you and your team as you look to do the same.
John Cioffi
Program Creator
John Cioffi, the Chief Content Officer at GoalMakers, has spent the last 30-years, coaching hundreds of clients to success. He previously ran a subsidiary of Amoco Oil, a Fortune 100 company, and held executive positions at several other companies in a wide variety of industries. John received his MBA from The Wharton School and holds a Master’s from Dartmouth.
THE GOALMAKERS GUARANTEE
We believe in our material, so much that we offer a money-back guarantee if you don't find value after the first two weeks.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the Program for?
This information is beneficial for everyone, from the CEO to the sweeper, essentially the more of your team that understands these fundamentals, the better off your business will be. However, if you want to start slow, we suggest that owners, managers, future leaders, supervisors, and high-potential employees go through this program together as a unit for the most impactful outcomes.
How long will it take me to complete? Per section & in total?
Weekly you should expect about 2.5 hours per week, but self-paced learning is all up to your availability!
Then bi-weekly we have 60-minute long live sessions with your peers and industry experts.
Overall, you should expect anywhere from 20-40 hours over the 10-weeks. (Some learners spend much longer than this and some a little less, but it depends on where you are at in your professional journey)!
Then bi-weekly we have 60-minute long live sessions with your peers and industry experts.
Overall, you should expect anywhere from 20-40 hours over the 10-weeks. (Some learners spend much longer than this and some a little less, but it depends on where you are at in your professional journey)!
How many people from my team should participate?
Beyond being a great learning program this is an organizational alignment tool meaning that the more people who participate together, the better the impact you'll see when looking to implement these learnings.
What if I miss the live sessions?
While you will get the most out of joining them and participating in the conversation with both your peers and industry experts, if you can't make one do not worry! All sessions are recorded and uploaded into the eLearning to review later.
How long will I have access to the program?
Great question, while the program runs in a synchronous timing with your peers after the 10-weeks you will retain access as it does not expire!
Are there assignments & testing?
You won't get a certificate just for signing up, no participation trophies here!
Throughout the program there are 6 end-of-section knowledge checks at the end of each of the management sections, and then a cumulative exam at the end. All must be completed and passed in order to receive your certificate.
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